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Field Of The Future: Ecological Experiment Simulates Conditions In 2100
A new experiment to find out
how British plant ecosystems
may be affected by future
changes to climate and
biodiversity is underway at
... > full story
Vegetation Hardly Affected By Extreme Flood Events: Impacts On Flora And Fauna Of The Elbe Flood Of 2002
Extreme flood events in
floodplain grasslands affect
carabid beetles and molluscs
more than plants. Biologists
did several years of
... > full story
Are Fires More Important Than Rain For The Savannah Ecosystem?
Natural grass fires are
evidently more important for
the ecology of savannahs
than has previously been
assumed. This is the finding
... > full story
Global Warming's Ecosystem Double Whammy
Plants and soils act like
sponges for atmospheric
carbon dioxide, but new
research on the cover of
this week's Nature finds
that one abnormally warm
... > full story
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Warming Of 4 Degrees Celsius Depressed Plant Growth And Reduced Land Carbon Absorption
September 29, 2008 — Scientists are reporting findings on the long-term effects of warming anomaly on grassland productivity and ecosystem carbon cycling. They found that warming by 4 degrees Celsius in the Reno ... > full story -
'Smart Water' May Help Boost Production From Oil Wells By 60 Percent
September 9, 2008 — Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called "smart water" into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 percent. The study could ... > full story -
Future Impact Of Global Warming Is Worse When Grazing Animals Are Considered, Scientists Suggest
August 21, 2008 — The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models, according to new research, which shows that grazing animals will play a key role in reducing the ... > full story -
Climate Change And Species Distributions
August 5, 2008 — Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss ... > full story -
Saving Our Bees: Implications of Habitat Loss
August 5, 2008 — The undisputed queen of animal pollinators is the bee, whose daily flights aid in the reproduction of more than half of the world's flowering plants. In recent years, however, an unprecedented ... > full story -
Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil
July 25, 2008 — Soils with native grasses such as switchgrass have higher levels of a key soil component called glomalin than soils planted to non-native ... > full story -
Some Plants Can Adapt To Widespread Climate Change
July 9, 2008 — While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to ... > full story -
Rabbits, Mice And Prickly Shrubs Help Establish Natural Diversity
July 7, 2008 — Small mammals, such as rabbits and mice, play a major role in the development of natural diversity. Biologists researched how scrub becomes established in natural grassland. It seems that prickly ... > full story -
China's Programs Aim To Restore Environment And Help People
July 7, 2008 — Two of the world's largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research ... > full story -
Protecting The Wild Cousin Of Llama, The Guanacos, In Chile
June 16, 2008 — The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a study in Chile's Karukinka reserve on Tierra del Fuego to help protect the guanaco -- a wild cousin of the llama that once roamed in vast herds from ... > full story
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